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Inslee Joins Congressional Nanotech Caucus
9 February 2005
U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee accepted an invitation to join the new, bipartisan and bicameral Congressional Nanotechnology Caucus.
Nanotechnology allows the creation of new products and processes through the manipulation of individual atoms. Nanotechnology is expected to have a significant impact on the future of many fields, including information technology, homeland security, biotechnology, medicine, military systems, chemical plants, and energy production and distribution. Indeed, estimates of the potential annual global market for products that apply nanotechnology exceed $1 trillion by 2015, and projections indicate that two million workers are likely to be needed to support nanotechnology industries worldwide.
The purpose of the Congressional Nanotechnology Caucus is to promote nanotechnology, educate policy makers about this emerging area, and facilitate communications between industrial and academic researchers and the Hill.